Cozied up in the Garland District of Spokane, a small, refurbished temple-turned-restaurant, opened its doors on Friday, Feb. 13 for the first time.
The Temple Tavern, as the name suggests, was once was a Masonic Temple, but now serves Italian food from scratch. Located on West Garland Avenue in between Post and Wall, the restaurant is just down the street from the Garland Theater.
Married couple Taylor Rainwater and Chrissy Loe own the restaurant and, according to Jocelyn Peguero, a bartender at the Temple Tavern, their story started years ago when they met in the restaurant industry while he was working as a chef, and she was a server…